The 2002–03 season was the 88th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: Aylesbury United, promoted as third in Division One Bishop's Stortford, promoted as runners-up in Division One Ford United, promoted as champions of Division One Hayes, relegated from the Football Conference
Aldershot Town won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference ten years after Aldershot bankruptcy. Canvey Island finished second for the third time in a row. Four teams finished bottom of the table relegated to divisions One.
At the end of the season Purfleet was renamed Thurrock.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Aldershot Town Recreation Ground Aylesbury United Buckingham Road Basingstoke Town The Camrose Bedford Town The Eyrie Billericay Town New Lodge Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park Boreham Wood Meadow Park Braintree Town Cressing Road Canvey Island Brockwell Stadium Chesham United The Meadow Enfield Meadow Park (groundshare with Boreham Wood) Ford United Oakside Grays Athletic New Recreation Ground Hampton & Richmond Borough Beveree Stadium Harrow Borough Earlsmead Stadium Hayes Church Road Hendon Claremont Road Heybridge Swifts Scraley Road Hitchin Town Top Field Kingstonian Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) Maidenhead United York Road St Albans City Clarence Park Sutton United Gander Green Lane Thurrock Ship Lane
Division One North
At the end of the previous season Division One was replaced by divisions One North and South. Subsequently, Division Three clubs were distributed between divisions One and Two.
Division One North consisted of 24 clubs, including nine clubs from the Division One, eleven clubs promoted from the Division Two and four clubs promoted from the Division Three.
Northwood won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Hornchurch, who promoted from Division Three to the Premier Division in two seasons. Wembley and Hertford Town finished bottom of the table and relegated to Division Two.
At the end of the season Leyton Pennant were renamed Waltham Forest.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Arlesey Town Hitchin Road Aveley The Mill Field Barking & East Ham United Mayesbrook Park Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road Berkhamsted Town Broadwater East Thurrock United Rookery Hill Great Wakering Rovers Burroughs Park Harlow Town Harlow Sportcentre Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road Hertford Town Hertingfordbury Park Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium Leyton Pennant Wadham Lodge Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground Northwood Chestnut Avenue Oxford City Marsh Lane Slough Town Wexham Park Thame United Windmill Road Tilbury Chadfields Uxbridge Honeycroft Wealdstone White Lion (groundshare with Edgware Town) Wembley Vale Farm Wingate & Finchley The Harry Abrahams Stadium Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane Yeading The Warren
Division One South
At the end of the previous season Division One was replaced by divisions One North and South. Subsequently, Division Three clubs were distributed between divisions One and Two.
Division One South consisted of 24 clubs, including ten clubs from the Division One, eight clubs promoted from the Division Two, five clubs promoted from the Division Three, and one club relegated from Premier Division.
Carshalton Athletic won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Bognor Regis Town, who promoted from Division Three to the Premier Division in two seasons. Chertsey Town finished bottom of the table and relegated to Division Two.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Ashford Town (Middlesex) Short Lane Banstead Athletic Merland Rise Bognor Regis Town Nyewood Lane Bracknell Town Larges Lane Bromley Hayes Lane Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground Chertsey Town Alwyns Lane Corinthian-Casuals King George's Field Croydon Croydon Sports Arena Croydon Athletic Keith Tuckey Stadium Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill Egham Town The Runnymede Stadium Epsom & Ewell Merland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic) Horsham Queen Street Leatherhead Fetcham Grove Lewes The Dripping Pan Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey Walton Road Stadium Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields Walton & Hersham The Sports Ground Whyteleafe Church Road Windsor & Eton Stag Meadow Worthing Woodside Road
Division Two
At the end of the previous season most of the Division Two clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions One. Division Two consisted of 16 clubs, including two clubs from the previous season, 13 clubs promoted from the Division Three and Leyton promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Abingdon Town Culham Road Camberley Town Kroomer Park Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium Clapton The Old Spotted Dog Ground Dorking Meadowbank Stadium Edgware Town White Lion Flackwell Heath Wilks Park Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane Kingsbury Town Avenue Park Leighton Town Bell Close Leyton Leyton Stadium Tring Town Pendley Ground Ware Wodson Park Witham Town Spa Road Wokingham Town Cantley Park
See also Isthmian League 2002–03 Northern Premier League 2002–03 Southern Football League
References
External links Official website